tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post6851677983600354408..comments2024-03-29T04:28:15.092-07:00Comments on Forever in First: The 20 PercentTammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18053983168084838303noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-43105507852280791272013-06-23T07:36:03.685-07:002013-06-23T07:36:03.685-07:00Sandi, it does take some investigating on our part...Sandi, it does take some investigating on our parts for sure. Thank you for coming by.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053983168084838303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-21927840194545147502013-06-23T00:42:11.507-07:002013-06-23T00:42:11.507-07:00Your comment about spending quality TIME with our ...Your comment about spending quality TIME with our struggling readers jumped out at me. In order to support these kids, we really need to know them and spend the time figuring out from their reading behaviours what part of the reading process they are missing or have learned incorrectly. Excellent point.<br /><br />SandiSandi https://www.blogger.com/profile/06934275490850696637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-33611576297581176642013-06-17T19:49:50.036-07:002013-06-17T19:49:50.036-07:00Barb, the 20% keep us on our toes. Hopefully we b...Barb, the 20% keep us on our toes. Hopefully we become better teachers in the process. :)Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053983168084838303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-36993481174334982232013-06-17T16:52:24.689-07:002013-06-17T16:52:24.689-07:00I agree with the idea of not giving things beyond ...I agree with the idea of not giving things beyond our control too much focus. <br />And yes, it's that 20% who always challenge us as teachers. Every year I try and tweak things just a little bit more so I can hopefully help the strugglers.<br />Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Tammy. <br /><br />Barb :)Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16776494983428336686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-10749840277980912382013-06-17T14:58:13.024-07:002013-06-17T14:58:13.024-07:00Lori, it almost seems like I hardly have to work t...Lori, it almost seems like I hardly have to work to get the 80% to succeed. That 20% though is a different story.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053983168084838303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-63299977790507892012013-06-17T13:48:26.433-07:002013-06-17T13:48:26.433-07:00This book sounds like a great book! A classroom t...This book sounds like a great book! A classroom teacher's job is all encompassing and can be hard to manage at times and still be able to meet all the students needs. I like your thoughts on teaching them all and not just to the 80% who will get it no matter what. <br />Lori<br /><b><a href="http://conversationsinliteracy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Conversations in Literacy</a></b>Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14511344892381128298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-40471213347448398202013-06-16T16:04:32.137-07:002013-06-16T16:04:32.137-07:00Kimberley, you make a very good point. We should ...Kimberley, you make a very good point. We should strive to understand all the factors that are involved. We just can't use them as excuses. I think that's what gets a lot of into trouble and does no good for the kids. Thanks again for hosting this book study!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053983168084838303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-85258786634176518142013-06-16T06:10:31.400-07:002013-06-16T06:10:31.400-07:00Thank YOU for joining in. It's lovely to have ...Thank YOU for joining in. It's lovely to have a mutual fan club. I think you are on to something with this idea that we can know what the outside world missing piece is for children, but we can't control it. We might be able to shorten the gap if we understand it well enough though. I think I need a better record keeping system so that I remember all the little things I see that make a huge difference in connecting to the words on the page. I'm really looking forward to sharing our ideas this summer!<br /><br />Kimberley<br /><a href="http://1stinmaine.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">First in Maine</a>Kimberley Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944774091932084680noreply@blogger.com